Total announces winners for 2018/2019 Startupper Challenge

Lagos -- Total Nigeria has announced winners for its 2018/2019 Startupper of the Year Challenge after series of highly contested tasks.

The three winners for this year are Ogunbanjo Olumide, owner of AgroData Network; Obaoye Justus of Carido Automobiles Service Technology, and Ijir Aondosoo of My Waste My Energy.

Winners were selected by a jury made up of local experts, after which they were presented with their awards at an official ceremony held recently in Lagos. Ogunbanjo’s AgroData Network promotes organic farming via community-based beekeeping, providing farmers with free beehives. The company deploys natural techniques to keep the bees within the ecosystem.

Obaoye’s Carido Automobiles Service Technology is an ondemand automobile service technology company, which aggregates automobile maintenance demands through mobile devices and thereafter facilitates their fulfilment through select offline services performed by competent and vetted mechanics.

Aondosoo’s My Waste My Energy converts rice husk waste to energy source and provides a sustainable form of domestic energy, reduces environmental degradation and deaths associated with respiratory diseases as Nigeria records 93,000 deaths annually due to smoke from firewood.

These young entrepreneurs will receive financial support of up to N6 million for the first prize to develop their project. They will also receive personalised support and coaching from Passion Incubator and a communications campaign to publicise their project.